For months now, Labor has been running a scare campaign about nuclear power, claiming it will increase electricity bills by $1,200 a year. Sounds scary, right? But here’s the reality—power prices in Australia have already skyrocketed by 60 to 80 percent under Labor’s so-called “renewable revolution.”
And it’s not nuclear driving up your bills. It’s Labor’s reckless spending on failed energy projects, from peaking gas plants that don’t even have gas pipelines to hydrogen fantasies that have cost billions and delivered nothing.
Kurri Gas Plant: A Multi-Billion Dollar Disaster
Let’s talk about the Kurri Kurri gas plant, one of Labor’s biggest energy failures.
- Original cost: $600 million
- Current cost: Blew out to over $950 million—almost double the original price
- Gas pipeline? There’s a plan, but that’s all it is—a pipe dream. Right now, this “gas peaking plant” will run on diesel instead, which is far more expensive and produces more emissions than coal.
So, Labor has spent nearly a billion dollars on a gas plant that burns diesel while claiming nuclear is “too expensive.” Make that make sense.
Labor’s Renewable Fantasy Is Draining Your Wallet
Labor’s obsession with renewables isn’t making power cheaper—it’s making it more expensive and less reliable.
- Massive transmission costs – Instead of upgrading existing power stations, they’re spending billions on high-voltage transmission lines, slashing through farms and driving up costs for everyone.
- Battery boondoggles – These fire-prone lithium batteries barely last a few hours and are insanely expensive to maintain. And when they catch fire? Good luck putting them out.
- Hydrogen pipe dreams – Every hydrogen project they’ve funded has turned into a money pit, with cost blowouts in the billions. It’s not even commercially viable, yet taxpayers are footing the bill.
The Truth About Nuclear Costs
Labor says nuclear is too expensive. Really? Then why does France pay half the electricity price of Germany—a country that shut down nuclear and went all-in on renewables?
- France – 70% nuclear, stable prices, no dependence on expensive gas.
- Canada – Ontario’s nuclear-heavy grid means low, predictable energy costs.
- Australia – Coal shutdowns, renewable chaos, gas dependency, and prices going through the roof.
Nuclear is already cheaper than the failed renewables + peaking gas model that Labor is forcing on us.
Who’s Really Making Money From This?
Let’s be honest—Labor isn’t against nuclear because of the cost. They’re against it because it threatens their donors and the renewables industry’s cash cow.
- Big green energy companies don’t want competition from nuclear—they need you paying higher prices so they can rake in billions in subsidies.
- The battery industry wants an unstable grid, so they can keep selling expensive “storage solutions.”
- The gas industry loves the renewables rollout—because it ensures we’ll need expensive peaking gas plants for decades.
And who’s paying for all this? You are.
Labor’s Renewable Disaster vs. a Real Energy Plan
Labor claims nuclear will cost too much and take too long. But what’s their solution? More failed hydrogen projects, expensive peaking gas, and unreliable wind and solar propped up by endless taxpayer subsidies.
Australia doesn’t have an energy problem—it has a political problem.
If we want cheap, reliable power, we need nuclear in the mix. The technology already works, it’s cheaper in the long run, and it doesn’t rely on foreign gas imports or fragile lithium batteries.
Labor’s nuclear scare campaign is a joke—but the real cost of their renewable disaster is no laughing matter. Just check your power bill.